The Gift of Free Will for Kids | An imagined story about choosing love
An imagined maker-and-robot story opens a conversation about freedom, friendship, and choosing love.
The free Catholic lesson explains the analogy's limits and helps children practice responsible choices with God's grace. It is a fictional reflection rather than a Bible retelling.
Available free on YouTube since August 10, 2025. Watch the complete video above. Runtime: 4:33. Suggested ages: about 7–11.
Free teaching resources
Use these printable materials at home, in a Catholic classroom, in homeschool, or in parish religious education. The complete four-page packet includes a two-page leader guide with discussion questions, answer cues, an activity, prayer, and teaching notes, plus two student response options. Choose Draw & Tell or Read & Write to suit the child. PDFs are US Letter and suitable for black-and-white printing.
Talk about it together
What did the maker want beyond obedience?
What did the robot discover while away?
Is God exactly like the aging maker?
What responsible choice can you make?
Pause, think, choose
Draw a three-step path: pause, think of another person, and choose good. Apply it to a real small decision, such as sharing a game or returning a borrowed item. Add a trusted helper.
A note for parents and teachers
The maker's ending may raise questions about death. Explain that God does not age or create people from pieces of himself; the story is a limited analogy.
This is an original fictional analogy, not a Bible episode or a scientific claim about robots. God creates from nothing; our souls are not pieces of divine substance. God is eternal and does not weaken or die as a human maker does. Freedom is not simply doing whatever we want; God's grace helps us choose good.
Pray together
God our Creator, thank you for freedom and your loving help. Guide our choices toward truth, kindness, and friendship with you. Amen.
Learn more
Original video release: August 10, 2025. Website article and teaching resources added October 3, 2026.
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